IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/bushst/v51y2009i5p691-711.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Escape from 'Safehaven': The case of Christiani & Nielsen's blacklisting in 1944

Author

Listed:
  • Steen Andersen

Abstract

The case of the Danish construction company Christiani & Nielsen in the period 1941-1945 shows that Scandinavian companies were not just pawns in a bigger political game but were to a certain degree capable of promoting their own interests. This paper reveals that the political imperative is not only a matter of political risk but also of political opportunity. The history of Christiani & Nielsen offers a useful case of the political risks and fiscal opportunities faced by multinationals working in dictatorial settings. The paper concludes that, in a choice between a forestalling strategy and an absorption strategy, the latter offers a better way of managing such risks and to minimise exposure.

Suggested Citation

  • Steen Andersen, 2009. "Escape from 'Safehaven': The case of Christiani & Nielsen's blacklisting in 1944," Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(5), pages 691-711.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:bushst:v:51:y:2009:i:5:p:691-711
    DOI: 10.1080/00076790903125446
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00076790903125446
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1080/00076790903125446?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. repec:ucp:bkecon:9789053561799 is not listed on IDEAS
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:taf:bushst:v:51:y:2009:i:5:p:691-711. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Chris Longhurst (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.tandfonline.com/FBSH20 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.